For this exercise let's use
a sampling of asset classes to build two portfolios around — one with index funds and the other with ETFs.
Not exact matches
These
asset classes were chosen as
samples of the broader inflation - resistant
asset universe because they have long histories
of reliable data.
Fehr selected 10 equally weighted ETFs for his
sample portfolio, an approach based on the view that the odds for each
asset class are generally about the same most
of the time.
(today), you get a list
of sample index funds and tips for
asset class investing with index funds.
The reported return
of each
of the
sample portfolios was derived using what we, as
of the date hereof, deemed to be the most appropriate available benchmark indices for the
asset classes making up that portfolio.
They construct four test universes from: a short
sample of 17 (mostly simulated) exchange traded fund (ETF)- like global
asset class proxies spanning December 1969 through December 2016; and, a long
sample of 21 index - like U.S.
asset classes spanning December 1925 through December 2016.
Our
sample portfolio includes several
asset classes, so we need to use a combination
of benchmarks.
Small
sample size or not, it is so clear that the next bubble is on the horizon, or, perhaps, already upon us, that a great deal
of time and effort is spent speculating as to which
asset class will be next.
Table 1 is a
sampling of this data from a few popular equity
asset classes and styles.
(today), you get a list
of sample index funds and tips for
asset class investing with index funds.